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Only 5 - the ones that made it to the local cinemas. I'm guessing a few will become more accessible in the next few months and maybe I should make more of an effort to get to the nearest art-house cinema. Then again, there are quite a lot I'm just not interested in seeing anyway.
I didn't know we had them in the UK. I remember them being discussed but I've never seen one - but then you wouldn't unless you were out drinking in certain areas and possibly only in London.
They pop up on busy evenings in certain areas as pubs and clubs close for men who have had too much booze.
A couple of my old favourites (some I had marked seem to have been taken down, ho hum)
The Day The Earth Caught Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBHWWnzjDsI
Enchanted April: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcR76EhOdgc
High Sierra (1941) - that's the first one I'd want to re-watch anyway.
In the UK it's a film that used to turn up on TV fairly regularly and I think most people know it - it is very good.
1) Hugh Laurie in HOUSE MD. (2004–2012)
2. Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange (2016)
3) Bob Hoskins - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
4. Tom Hardy - The Revenant (2015)
5) Daniel Radcliffe - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
6. Christian Bale - American Psycho (2000)
7) John Mahoney - Frasier (1993 - 2004)
8. Leslie Howard - Gone With the Wind (1939)
9. Gary Oldman - Léon: The Professional (1994)
10. Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln (2012)
11. Ray Milland - Reap The Wild Wind (1942)
Drew Barrymore agrees with you: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64431564
<blockquote>Hollywood star Drew Barrymore has criticised organisers of the Razzies awards for "bullying" a child actor.
John Wilson, Razzies co-founder, apologised and said on 25 January: "Sometimes, you do things without thinking, then you are called out for it. Then you get it. It's why the Razzies were created in the first place.
"As a result, we have removed Armstrong's name from the final ballot that our members will cast next month. We also believe a public apology is owed to Ms Armstrong and wish to say we regret any hurt she experienced as a result of our choices."</blockquote>
I'm watching Ice Cold In Alex now - it's another of my favourites.
I'd never heard of it but was instantly reminded of The Lake House - makes me wonder how many time shifting letter box type films there are out there. Anyway, found it on YouTube so maybe I'll watch it this evening.
But he's not criticising Baldwin. <blockquote>... part of a growing standard practice in Hollywood to make things on the cheap and cut corners.
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The actor said he’s seen gun safety standards and awareness deteriorate as producers seek to make cheaper and cheaper product.
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They whittle the budget down to the bare minimum — but the one thing you can’t cut corners on is your armorer. If you have guns in your movie, that’s no place to cut corners.
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... it was ultimately the armorer’s responsibility to make sure the weapon was safe. He argued that if proper procedure had been followed, Baldwin would have been handed a gun he could see was empty.
“The armorer should’ve brought the gun over to him and said: Here is your firearm. It is empty. Or maybe [the gun] has decoy or dummy rounds in it; you pull the trigger, nothing happens,” he said. “But you never settle for walking up to an actor and handing the gun over without showing them what’s inside of it. Ever. That was the cataclysmic event on ‘Rust.'”</blockquote>
Yes, and too violent and, I'm sorry to say, Neeson looks too old.
Nope, and particularly unlucky for Kaya Scodelario - must have looked like a potential big break when it was all put together.
You were right - must be a strange kind of film.
IMDb: The King's Daughter <blockquote>Filming wrapped in May 2014 and a release date was set for April 2015. However a series of events starting with the studios lack of enthusiasm with the cut they were originally presented with followed by Fan Bingbing getting into trouble with the Chinese authorities for non payment of taxes had impeded this films release. As the film featured a then major star in Chinese cinema and Chinese investors stumped up 50% of the budget, her income tax issues and the negative publicity in China effectively killed her career there and with it any chance of a lucrative Chinese release. With Pierce Brosnan as the only international star in the cast and without a major studio to back the release campaign the film sat on the shelf for nearly eight years.</blockquote>
I'm guessing they finally dumped it in a few cinemas with zero publicity.
It's a little bit interesting that Blonde is the most nominated but Ana de Armas has been overlooked for this particular award. I don't know if I'm more or less inclined to watch it now.
I didn't know the name (or the film) and IMDb has nothing - but google is your friend and I hit: http://ascreaminthestreets.blogspot.com/2020/10/lost-actor-found-kristen-riter-from.html
Apparently she did the film whilst in high school (and subsequently didn't graduate). Tried and failed for a few roles then moved to Europe and joined a rock band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqwLP0vtx3o
Currently (well, at the time of the article, Oct 2020) <blockquote> ... she's hiding in plain sight—living in Northern California and teaching music at the School of Rock in San Ramon. Although previously shy about her association with Student Bodies, she now openly acknowledges it (at least, she does on her teacher bio). </blockquote>
She's one of those actresses it's nice to 'discover' in older British films.
Naw. Raft killed his own career - he kept making the wrong decisions and Bogart picked up the roles that helped make him a star.
That's interesting. I'd assumed from what we saw that Muir (Robert Redford) was not solely responsible but had/chose to keep that between himself and Folger.